Pep Guardiola in transfer U-turn: Could this star midfielder play for City this year?

CITY SLACKER: Nasri came under fire for his weight after the summer break

The 29-year-old looked certain to be leaving Manchester after Guardiola called him out for turning up to training camp out of shape.

And the former Arsenal star has been linked with a loan move to Turkish side Besiktas, with a Turkish delegation expected to arrive in the UK today to seal the deal, according to Goal.com.

But Guardiola's latest comments seem to throw a transfer into doubt.

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“His quality is on another level”

Pep Guardiola

"Nasri can stay," Guardiola said.

"Samir arrived overweight but after seven days, 10 days, it was fantastic how he trained. His quality is on another level.

"It depends on him. If he wants to help us and stay to be part of something, it depends on him."